Originally Posted by andrewclaus

My wife and I dismantle our bikes and carry them in the car (small SUV). We've tried car racks a couple of times but never had good luck with them for long trips.

We just bought a winter home in Tucson and equipped the place with a second set of bikes. That's obviously a favorite destination now. We ended up there largely because of the quality of the cycling.

The last time we flew overseas with the bikes, they flew free as regular baggage so we took them with. I used bikeflights.com for domestic trips a couple of times.